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3232127428002Life is Strangehttp://www.stateofmind.me.uk/2018/01/15/life-is-strange/
Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:13:56 +0000http://stateofmind.me.uk/blog/?p=58So I’ve been Playing Life is Strange and Life is Strange: Before the Storm.
And I have to say, this is one of the best game I’ve played in such a long time.
It’s not to say that I’ve not played any good games. Just that this is a game that has got be hooked and fan based.

So what is Life is Strange?
Life is Strange is a Choice based story game, where your choices effect the outcome of the story.

Now in the first game, Life is Strange, you play Max Caulfield, a young woman who ended up back at Blackwell Academy to study photography.
Without getting into the story, you discovered you have the ability to rewind time, and you use your new powers to save your best friend Chloe Price and to find out about the disappearance of a student called Rachel Amber.

The prequel, Life is Strange: Before the Storm; You play as Chole Price who ends up meeting Rachel Amber and end up find out who the mysterious women that came into Rachel’s life, and all this was taken a few years before Life is Strange.

Anyway, I’ve ended up buying a Life is Strange T-shirt and Hoodies, travel mug and mug.
And I’ll be buying more in the future as well as any other games that come’s out.

A few years ago I went on holiday to Egypt, and we stayed at the hotel, Tirana Aqua Park Resort in Sham el Sheikh, Nabq Bay.

When we landed in Egypt after a 6 hours flight, what hit me straight away was that, despite it been the middle of the night, it felt like I just opened the oven doors.
The heat was that intense that it hit me straight away.
But it was a dry heat, and I did not feel sticky, sweaty or clammy.

Animal Towels by Tamer

We got on the bus to take us to our hotel and when we arrived, the Hotel in question was grandeur in design and was just stunning.
The staff was amazing, and it felt like we was living the life of the rich, with the way we was treated.

Then there was the animals made with the towels done by one skilled house keeper, Tamer.
This guy was amazing, friendly and nothing was too much for him.
Every day we would come back from out outings in Nabq Bay and around the hotels aqua parks, to find towels of different animals each day, like Swans, elephants, giraffes and more.

So if you ever see him, tell him we said hi.

Me and TamerThe Beach

There was so much to do in Egypt and so many wonderful sights from the different cities nearby to the golden beach with clear blue water, where you can even see the fishes swimming close to the beach.
On the beach there had free wifi, but I could never get on it, I would guess its because so many people was trying to use it as well.
The sand was so hot it would burn under your feet, so I would recommended footwear like sandals at all times when on the beach.

Cocktails

There also had loads of bars dotted around the hotel where you can get free drinks all day while you sunbathe or just go for a swim in there many pools to cool down in the blistering heat of the Egyptian sun.
Since it was all inclusive there had loads of food and different types of restaurants in the hotel with different themed food, from British to Indian and assorts between.
Sadly the food was the only thing that let it down, but there are plenty of restaurant out there that offer a higher calibre of food for those that are willing to pay.

Holiday Entertainment

There also had their own stage, where there had there own holiday rep theatre production, providing different entertainment each and ever night at the hotel or on the beach, with game for kids and adults and children entertainment earlier on in the night, with more grown up entertainment later at nights for the grown ups.
This is all amateur stuff, but still entertaining none the less.
But if you here on holiday for more than a week, the entertainment loops back on it self.
So after you seen all seven shows, then you’ve seen it all before.

So if you looking for a great holiday with loads to do, then this is the place to go, and the hotel to stay at.

]]>32Whitby to Scarborough – The Two Day Hikehttp://www.stateofmind.me.uk/2017/08/30/whitby-to-scarborough-the-two-day-hike/
Wed, 30 Aug 2017 11:28:32 +0000http://stateofmind.me.uk/blog/?p=28A few days ago I went on a two day hiking holiday that was cut short by the bad weather.
This youtube video of mine, is a short documentary of the adventure I went on.

The Holiday began with me catching a Train from Bradford interchange to Leeds, Leeds to York, York to Middlesbrough and Middlesbrough to Whitby.
From there I started to hike along the coastal trail from Whitby to Robin Hood’s Bay.

In Robin Hood’s Bay, I stayed the night.
I was going to carry on the trail to Scarborough, but because the weather was so bad, I end up catching a bus to scarborough.
In Scarborough, the heavens open up and within a few minutes I was soaked to the bones.
I stayed the night in Scarborough, where the weather was miles better by 4pm and I started to explore that evening and the next day after I dried myself off.

The train ride back was more straightforward, with a train from Scarborough to Leeds and Leeds to Bradford Interchange.

This Youtube video, is my story of my adventure.
Please watch it and share it.

]]>28Welcome to State of Mindhttp://www.stateofmind.me.uk/2017/08/08/welcome-to-state-of-mind/
http://www.stateofmind.me.uk/2017/08/08/welcome-to-state-of-mind/#respondTue, 08 Aug 2017 00:22:51 +0000http://stateofmind.me.uk/blog/?p=18Welcome to State of Mind, my website on the world wide web.
A place for me to share my love and passion for Photography, Video Games and the Outdoors.
Photographer taking a picture of a Photographer

I do a lot of Landscape Photography, but would like to work with people and learn to do portraits and weddings and build up my experience and knowledge in this field of photography.
I’d like to merge my skills with working in the outdoors and the use of natural light and with modules to create amazing and creative work of photographic art.

If you like to support me, then please think about buying some of my work.
This helps me by new equipment to streamline my work faster and allow funds for new equipment and travel cost, allowing me to travel to new place to take more photos to show and sell them, to carry on the cycle.